Your Biz for March 10

Fran Hudgin of Sam’s Club and Kim Parker of Autotailor, met up at the Greeley Chamber of Commerce business after hours event Feb. 28 hosted by Lincoln Park Emporium in downtown Greeley.
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UNC director earns award for work in philosophy

The American Society of Quality will present the Gryna Award for innovative contributions and achievements in quality to John Latham, director of the Monfort Institute at the University of Northern Colorado, at its annual World Conference in May in Indianapolis for his paper, “Management System Design for Sustainable Excellence: Framework, Practices and Considerations.” The article appeared in Quality Management Journal Vol. 19, No. 2.

The award is given for the paper that has made the largest contribution to the extension of understanding and knowledge of the philosophy, principles or methods of quality management during the past year, according to a news release.

“This is a different approach to improving organizational performance,” Latham said in the release. “Other approaches focus on satisfying one or two key stakeholders and incrementally improving pieces and parts of the existing system. This method focuses on designing a new system that creates value for six stakeholder groups: customers, employees, investors, suppliers and partners, society and the natural environment.

“Successful leaders in the future will have to become architects of enduring organization by designing systems that create sustainable results for multiple stakeholders.”

Get ready for St. Patty’s parade, party downtown

The Downtown Development Authority will conduct its second “Blarney on the Block” St. Patrick’s Day celebration at 2 p.m. Saturday in Greeley’s 9th Street Plaza.

Afternoon festivities include a two-block parade, featuring the Fort Collins Pipe Band, and many more. Residents also are invited to join in the parade.

The parade will start at 2:30 p.m. on the 8th Street Plaza in front of Mariposa Plants & Flowers and circle around the block via 9th Avenue, ending on the 9th Street Plaza, according to a news release.

The Fort Collins Pipe and Drum Band, and Greeley’s own Irish band, the Stubby Shillelaghs, will perform live in this special Go-Cup common drinking district event.

Kids can enter a potato spoon race, a cake walk and the rubber ducky dunk.

Officials promise plenty of prizes, contests and games. The Blarney Stone, compliments of Greeley Monument Works, will be available for kissing beginning Monday on the 9th Street Plaza, as well.

Fat Albert’s, 1717 23rd Ave., will hold its annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration coupled with its anniversary on March 17.

This will be the restaurant’s 31st year in business, celebrating with all things Irish, including green beer, corned beef and cabbage and its homemade pies.

Although the restaurant opened March 1, 1982, restaurant owners had their grand opening on March 17, continuing the tradition by celebrating each year.

Commissioners thank 300 Weld County businesses

Roughly 300 businesses in Weld County shou ld be getting their Thank-You letter in the mail from the Board of Weld County Commissioners. The commissioners for the fourth year have sent the letters to thank owners for locating and maintaining their business in Weld County, according to a news release.

“Whether it is a large corporation or a small business, when companies succeed our economy succeeds, our towns succeed and our county succeeds. There is a beneficial ripple effect felt throughout our county when businesses thrive,” Commisioner Chairman Bill Garcia said in the release.

“Despite a rough year economically, Weld County was one of the few Colorado counties to see job growth in 2012,” the letter states. Services provided by Upstate Colorado and the Northeast East Central Colorado Small Business Development Centers are also highlighted in the letter and serve as a reminder that assistance to the business community is readily available in Weld County.

The 2013 letter was sent to businesses located in Weld County that employ 25 or more people.

ReStore gets sizable home goods donations

The Greeley Fairfield Inn, 2401 29th St., last week donated hundreds of items to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 2400 29th St., as a part of the hotel’s remodel.

In all, the company donated:

» 60 sets of curtains

» 60 clock radios

» 30 coffee makers

» 260 bath towels

» 260 hand towels

» 260 wash clothes

» 200 bath mats

» 200 blankets

» 120 bed skirts

» 120 dust ruffles

All the linen was in top notch shape and some were new, the hotel reports. The hotel recently upgraded its linens to a new style. Both Marriott International, and The Greeley Fairfield Inn’s management company, TMI Hospitality, partner often with Habitat for Humanity.